In fact, more than a dozen women came forward during the 2016 campaign, claiming they were assaulted, groped or kissed without consent by Trump.

Politico congressional reporter Burgess Everett reported the summary from the Judiciary Committee, which stated: "Committee staff have a second interview with a man who believes he, not Judge Kavanaugh, had the encounter with Dr. Ford in the summer of 1982 that is the basis of her allegation".

While Republicans have suggested that the recent spate of allegations against Kavanaugh are politically motivated and created to prevent him from being confirmed to the Supreme Court, Democrats have said they favor an FBI investigation into the accusations before Kavanaugh can be confirmed - something which Republicans say is just a delay tactic. They say the good-guy image he projects in public bears little relation to the hard-partying behavior they witnessed when he was young. Unnamed sources told NBC News that Kavanaugh denied the new allegation in a phone call with committee investigators Tuesday.

"You may defeat me in the final vote, but you'll never get me to quit, never".

The magazine quoted the judge as saying in a statement, "I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation". Judge Kavanaugh has staunchly declared his respect for women and issued blanket denials of any possible misconduct, but those declarations are in serious doubt'.

"There are not clear rules on the burden of proof in a congressional investigation", said David Leviss, a Washington-based attorney with O'Melveny & Myers who has significant experience with Senate inquiries.

Battling to hold a seat in North Dakota, a state Trump carried by almost 36 percentage points, Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp condemned her opponent, Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer, for belittling Ford's claims as "absurd".

Conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the US Supreme Court appeared all-but-certain in the wake of Senate hearings in early September, but sexual assault allegations from the 1980s now threaten to derail the process at the last moment. Ford said Mark Judge, a friend of Kavanaugh's, witnessed the incident, which Ford said happened when she was 15.

The sender of the letter detailed the alleged event that involved her own daughter, Kavanaugh and several friends. Ford has claimed that Kavanaugh tried to remove her clothes and clamped a hand over her mouth at a party when both were in high school. The GOP special counsel Rachel Mitchell, a Phoenix sex crimes prosecutor, who Republicans had hired to avoid the optics of their all-male line up questioning Ford, left Republicans disappointed. "She was like, 'I can't deal with this".

Unbeaten Rams win shootout with Vikings
What's troubling to Zimmer is that this is the same scheme the Vikings faced a year ago and held to seven points at U.S. Woods' 31-yard touchdown found Barr trailing another receiver in coverage yet again.

F-35B jet crashes in South Carolina
The air station's website says it is home to five F/A-18 squadrons and one squadron of F-35Bs, according to The Herald. It also comes the same day that manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced lower prices for the 11th batch of aircraft.

Natural disaster jolts central Sulawesi in Indonesia
Indonesia is prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quake-affected area popularly known as "the Pacific Ring of Fire ". Communications with the area are hard because power and telecommunications are cut, hampering search and rescue efforts.

U.S. takes 3-1 lead after first session of Ryder Cup
The golf course changed in the afternoon with the wind picking up, and with it the momentum swung in Europe's favour. Koepka and Finau, fresh off a vulture victory Friday morning, once again get the debut slot.

Tesla stock dives on heels of SEC lawsuit
Without disputing the reference to cannabis, Musk was quick to criticize the SEC's decision to bring an enforcement action. Tesla shares have been volatile for years, but even by its standards, August and September have been dramatic.

I've gone up a level under Maurizio Sarri, says Eden Hazard
Stopping him will go a long way to stopping Chelsea . "I think that if he is able to improve, he will be the best in the world". However, Maurizio Sarri made it clear that he wanted the Belgian global to remain at the club and the board granted that wish.

Oculus Quest Announced by Facebook for $399
Quest will be bundled together with a new Touch controller that looked nearly similar to existing Touch controllers for Rift . Oculus Quest is slated to retail for $399 for the 64GB model, prices and other storage sizes are yet to be revealed .

India vs Bangladesh on September 28
Denying the opponents any further onslaught, Jadhav (23) and Kedar (5) guided India home in a match which went to the final ball. Dhawan was dismissed for 15 and Sharma for a punishing 55-ball 48, studded with three sixes and as many boundaries.